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H. P. MAUS ET AL SBCTIONAL PI PE CHEST Oct. 18 1927. ,6 5,608

Filed Sept. 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 |NVENTO Harry BM fi de 1H. Landon.

ATTORNEY S H. P. MAUS ET AL SBC'IIONAL PIPE cuss'r Oct. 18 1927.

Filed Sept. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS Harry D0616 114 u m Mi -W ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY PAGE MAUS AND DODE MfLAMSON, or LIMA, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE PAGE ORGAN COMPANY. a

SECTIONAL PIPE CHEST.

Application filed September 20, 1926. Serial No. 136,614.

This invention relates to sectional or individual pipe chests. for pipe organs and the alike, and. has for its object'to provide a plurality of separate chests any number of 6 which may be assembledwhen-building an organ, depending of course uponthe particular type and size of organ desired. v

lnthe present state of the art the pipe chests are built up as a single unit and divided into separate compartments by a plurality of partitions. It'will thus be seen that since practically no two organs are aidentical it is impossible to build these chests in advance of the receipt of the specifications for the particular organ desired. This of course, requires considerable time and therefore gives rise toa delay of several weeks in filling an order for any particular organ. It is the purpose of the present invention to obviate this "delay in filling an order for a special type of organ by providing sectional pipe chests which may be kept in stock and quickly assembled on a standard or adjustable frame, the number of sectional chests employed depending on the particular requirements set forth in the specifications. 4

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an adjustable frame and 30 adjustable wind conveyor .which may be lengthened or shortened to correspond to the number of sectional chests employed in constructing the organ.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of a standard frame showing the sectional chests assembled thereon and a few of the pipes in position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of an adjustable frame and wind conveyor and showing the same partly extended so as to receive an increased number of the sectional chests.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the adjustable frame and showing several of the sectional chests in dotted out line, and;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of one of the sectional chests.

Referring to the drawings more in detail and particularly to Figure l of the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a standard frame provided with the usual pressure equalizer 2 and. wind conveyors 3;and 4 which the wind is conveyed from .the equal-.

izer to the sectional chests top of theframej These sectional chests zwhiehz as hereinbefore indicated are prepared -in-fadvance mounted on the and assembled according.5to-spec1ficatioi1s,

are designated by the -=numeral. 5, The chests 5 are. horizontally arrangedupon the top of the frame 1 and are operativelyconnected to the standard wind conveyor 4,- inthe same mannerasis employed whenusing. I

the well-known compartment Wllld-ChBSlL- The wind chests are preferablyattaehed .to the sides of theframe l by dowel pinsor the like, as will be hereinafter described-in connection with the .description of, the form illustrated in Figures 2, 3 a l1d 4. r Mounted on top of each of the sectional wind chests 5 is a rack or frame-6 which is supported by means of the end plates 7, and which forms a brace for the pipes 8, communicating with the wind chests.

In the preferred form of the invention shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 (Sheet 2) the frame 10 is made adjustable so that these also may be prepared in advance and kept in stock. To this end the frame 10 is provided with auxiliary side lates 11 which are mounted for sliding movement with respect to the main side plates 12, and which are provided with auxiliary legs 13 much after the manner of an extensible table. In this embodiment of the invention the wind conveyor 14 is also rendered adjustable by providing a telescopic section 15 which is slidably associated with the main section 14.

The sectional wind chests 16 disclosed in Figures 2 to 4 inclusive are identical with those previously described except for the fact that they are provided with two sets of holes 17 and 18 which are adapted to receive dowel pins 19. The outer set of holes 17 are of course, employed when the wind chest is mounted on the main frame and the inner set 18 when the wind chest is mounted on the extensible portion of the frame as clearly indicated in Figure 3.

In this latter form of the invention the sectional wind chests are also rovided with racks 20 adapted to form supports for the pipes (not shown).

From the foregoing'description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be observed that we have devised an extremely novel construction of wind chests and frames'iorkpipe organs and the like, by

means of whfclfthese parts may be kept in stock and quickly assembled to provide the 6 desired number of pipe; depending upon the'iequi'reme'nts"of "the particular order to be filled.

In accordance with the patent statutes we have described what we now believe to be the best embodin'ientcfthe-invention, but we do not wish to be understood thereby as limiti1ig=ourselves or the scope of the inventio'n,-as many changes and modifications may bednade .without departing from the spirit of the invention; all such we aim'to include in the scope of the appended claims.

aWmat-we claim as new and desire tosecure by. Letters Patent iss-g -1;i In a pipe organ, a frame for supporting wind chests, said frame including a pair of runain-side plam, a'pair of auxiliary side plates slida-bly-oonnected thereto, and legs-= mounted-0n;- the' flee-ends of-said auxiliary side tes."

-2. n-a-pipeorg-an, aframe fOPSUPPOltlflg *wvi-nd chests; said' frame including a pair of main-sideplates, -a pair of-auxiliary side plates, and an extensible wind eonveyer associated with said main and auxiliary side plates.

' in apipe organ, :1 frame for supporting wind chests, said frame including a pair of main-side plates, .'a pair of auxiliary side plates'slidably connected theretmand an extensible wind conveyer comprising telesco ie tubes one of \vhiclris secured to one of tle main side plates and tli e oth er o f which is secured to the corresponding auxiliary side plate.'

4. In a pipe organ, a. frame for supporting 40 \vindchests,said frame'including a pair of main side plates, a pair of auxiliary side plates slidably- 'connected theretorlegs 'onthe free ends of-said auxiliary side' plategandan extensible windconveyer-liaving one-por-'- tion secured to one-of the main side plates; and the-other portion secured totheworre spending auxiliary side'plate.

5. In a-pipe orgama frame for supportingwind .che'sts, said frame including a pair=of .50

main side plat'es and a pair of auxiliary side plates slidg'bly associated-therewith, fasten-' ing means formed on the upper edges of said '2 main and=auxiliary side plateau-plurality 0t separate Wind-ehests,- each wind chest being-{ provided with two sets ofattaching means titeach end thereofso as to cooperate :either with the fastening means on the main side" plates or on the auxiliary side plates. A

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